# Accident 19970801020569A: Cessna 152, Cape Coral, FL, August 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1997, 08:02 local time
- Place: Cape Coral, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5801° N, 81.9392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5801&lon=-81.9392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93011, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93011-1998-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970801020569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER ENROUTE. CRASH LANDED. NO ENGINE DEFECTS NOTED. (-23) ENGINE WAS SENT FOR ANALYSIS - SUSPECT ENGINE PROBLEM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA97LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA224), Aug 1, 1997: Cessna 152 (N93011), Cape Coral, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons resulting in a forced landing to unsuitable terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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